diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3c562c4..2541021 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 .DS_Store
 **/.DS_Store
 
+tests/output/
+
 # Editor swapfiles
 *~
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ibridges_sync.py b/plugins/modules/ibridges_sync.py
index 70b400b..eb41ca2 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ibridges_sync.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ibridges_sync.py
@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@ def run_module():
         if module.params['mode'] == 'up':
             source = locations[0]
             target = locations[1]
-            changed_paths_key = 'upload'
-            new_folders_key = 'create_collection'
+            changed_paths_func = 'upload'
+            new_folders_func = 'create_collection'
         elif module.params['mode'] == 'down':
             source = locations[1]
             target = locations[0]
-            changed_paths_key = 'download'
-            new_folders_key = 'create_dir'
+            changed_paths_func = 'download'
+            new_folders_func = 'create_dir'
         else:
             module.fail_json(msg='Unsupported sync mode "{mode}", choose either "up" or "down".'.format(mode=module.params['mode']), changed=False)
 
@@ -165,14 +165,17 @@ def run_module():
     except Exception as e:
         module.fail_json(msg='Encountered an error when executing iBridges sync: {}'.format(repr(e)), changed=False)
 
+    changed_paths = getattr(sync_result, changed_paths_func)
+    new_folders = getattr(sync_result, new_folders_func)
+
     if module.check_mode:
         result['msg'] = 'Executed iBridges dry run.'
         result['changed'] = False
     else:
-        result['changed'] = False if len(sync_result[changed_paths_key]) + len(sync_result[new_folders_key]) == 0 else True
+        result['changed'] = False if len(changed_paths) + len(new_folders) == 0 else True
 
-    result['changed_files'] = [str(path_pair[1]) for path_pair in sync_result[changed_paths_key]]
-    result['new_folders'] = list(sync_result[new_folders_key])
+    result['changed_files'] = [str(path_pair[1]) for path_pair in changed_paths]
+    result['new_folders'] = list(new_folders)
 
     result['stdout'] = ibridges_stdout.getvalue()
     result['stdout_lines'] = result['stdout'].split("\n")
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_ibridges_sync.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_ibridges_sync.py
index 56cbe4a..bf635e5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_ibridges_sync.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_ibridges_sync.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 from plugins.modules import ibridges_sync
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from ibridges.executor import Operations
+
 DEFAULT_ARGS = {
     'irods_path': '/test',
     'local_path': '/tmp/',
@@ -35,7 +37,11 @@ def mock_sync_result(**kwargs):
         'resc_name': '',
         'options': None
     }
-    return {**defaults, **kwargs}
+    options = {**defaults, **kwargs}
+    ops = Operations(resc_name=options['resc_name'])
+    for k, v in options.items():
+        setattr(ops, k, v)
+    return ops
 
 
 def mock_module_result(**kwargs):